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April 22nd, 2018 20:00
Help updating Bios on X51(R1)
Hello all,
I currently have A03 Bios installed on my Alienware X51 R1 and am trying to manually install A06, then A07 and then finally A14.
My problem is that I am following instructions per this video: https://youtu.be/7dbpVMU7Q9w
I have reformatted my SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB using Rufus software and then downloaded A06 Bios to the USB flash drive... After doing so, I followed the instructions and rebooted my PC to the Flash Drive and instead of taking me to install the new Bios the PC simply loads Windows instead.
Am I doing something wrong? Any tips/suggestions to get this resolved would be greatly appreciated.
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April 23rd, 2018 09:00
If you press F12 on boot, and FreeDOS doesn't load from the (Rufus made) flash-drive to a FreeDOS command-prompt ... then something is already wrong with your process up to this point.
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May 17th, 2018 11:00
Similar problems updating BIOS on an Alienware X11 (R1) from A11 to A14 running Windows 10 Home with an Intel i7-3770. I followed instructions from Dell website
First, these instructions (Method 1) didn't work for me: (twice)
Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Windows System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen.
3. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot to take effect.
Result: After reboot, BIOS remains at A11 as shown both in BIOS settings and msinfo32
Second, since I'm in UEFI boot mode with Legacy Option disabled, I tried this:
Run the BIOS update utility from DOS environment, if UEFI Boot mode with Load Legacy Option disabled (Non-Windows users)
1. Copy the downloaded file to a bootable DOS USB key. [Made using RUFUS v2.18]
2. Power on the system, then go to BIOS Setup by pressing F2 and go to Boot > Boot List Option.
3. Change UEFI to Legacy of Boot List Option. [Ignored warnings from system - I won't do that again]
4. Go to Exit > Exit Save Changes and reboot system.
5. Press F12, then Select USB Storage Device and Boot to DOS prompt. [OK]
6. Run the file by typing copied file name where the executable is located. [worked great]
7. DOS System will auto restart and update BIOS while system startup screen. [didn't actually see this]
8. After BIOS update finished, system will auto reboot. [FAILED TO REBOOT HERE]
9. Go to BIOS Setup by pressing pressing F2 and go to Boot > Boot List Option. [Tried this anyway]
10. Change Legacy to UEFI Boot Option. [ and tried this ]
11. Go to Exit > Exit Save Changes and reboot system. [FAILED to boot in UEFI mode, too]
Results: BIOS updated to A14, but Windows was (evidently) unbootable.
Also, I tried instructions from DELL here , titled "System does not startup after a BIOS update" but I have no Fn button.
I happen to have a UBUNTU ISO handy, which detected NO other OS's on the disk. You're right, I shouldn't have ignored the warnings not to change UEFI to Legacy, but Method 1 didn't work so how else would I boot the USB? Thanks for any enlightenment.